Markets traded volatile and lost nearly half a percent citing mixed global cues. The benchmark opened firm and inched further higher in the first hour but prevailing uncertainty around the new COVID variant trimmed all the gains and pushed the index lower as the day progressed.
Debutant Go Fashion (India) ended Day 1 of trade with a smart gain at Rs 1,253, up 81 per cent from its issue price of Rs 690 per share. The stock touched a high of Rs 1,341 and a low of Rs 1,144 in trades today.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 57064.87 down by -195.71 points or by -0.34 % and then NSE Nifty was at 16983.2 down by -70.75 points or by -0.41 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 58183.77 and intraday low of 56867.51 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 17324.65 and intraday low of 16931.4
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 206.80,+3.43%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 2374.90,+2.18%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (Rs. 17224.00,+1.98%), Nestle India Ltd. (Rs. 19258.05,+1.33%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 6991.65,+1.27%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1071.60,-3.87%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1962.15,-2.87%), Bajaj Auto Ltd. (Rs. 3243.15,-1.72%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 835.75,-1.62%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 728.75,-1.48%), among others.
CDS index was at 43100.51 up by 952.99 points or by 2.26%. Orient Electric Ltd. (Rs. 392.30,+11.85%), Rajesh Exports Ltd. (Rs. 766.95,+8.27%), Bajaj Electricals Ltd. (Rs. 1074.15,+4.63%), Voltas Ltd. (Rs. 1203.95,+2.28%), Titan Company Ltd. (Rs. 2374.90,+2.18%),.
Metal index was at 18217.79 down by -436.59 points or by -2.34%. Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 1071.60,-3.87%), JSW Steel Ltd. (Rs. 608.40,-2.80%), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (Rs. 100.05,-2.53%), Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (Rs. 344.70,-2.39%), Vedanta Ltd. (Rs. 339.00,-2.24%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 3698 , shares advanced were 1917 while 1586 shares declined and 195 were unchanged.